Knife case



Jan. 315, 1950 A. A. PERRY ETAL. 2,495,866

KNIFE CASE Filed Nov. '7, 1946 41mm /9. PERRY CLYDE E-BROW/ Maxi.

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Patented Jan. 31, 1950 Alfred A. Perry and Clyde E.

N. Y.; said Brown assignor Brown, Syracuse,

to said Perry Application November '7, 1946, Serial No. 708,212

2 coins. (01.211 -59) This invention relates to new and useful im- I provements in knife cases and more particularly .to a device adapted to hold knives in a safe position for easy accessibility,

The primary feature of this invention is to provide a case for holding knives, that can be attached to a supporting wall, said case holding the knives in such a manner that the blades of the knives are always in a safe and protected position. I

. Another feature of this invention is to provide a case of this character adapted to hold knives in a vertical position so that the handle ends of said knives extend upwardly from said case, thereby affording an easy means for withdrawing said knives from the case.

A further important feature of this invention is to provide a case of the character referred to that is neat and attractive in appearance, eflicient and reliable in operation, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of the invention,

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 33 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a sectional View taken on line 44 of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, wherein, for the purpose of illustration, we have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 represents a back wall of preferably aluminum material having an upwardly curved upper end 5a.

At the lower end of wall 5 and forming an integral part of wall 5 is provided a panel 5 rounded at each corner, said panel 6 being bent horizontally forwardly to form a bottom which supports a forward wall I and the outer edge of panel 6 is bent vertically upward to form a flange 8 which bears against the outer lower curved edge la of wall I, as shown clearly in Fig. 3.

The side edges 9 of wall I are curved inwardly to bear against back wall 5 and the side edges of the back wall are bent forwardly to form vertical flanges Ill which overlie the outer surface of edges 9.

A top cover II preferably of hardwood is rounded at its front corners Ila, the lower flat portion I2 of said panel I I being rabbeted so that the upper edge Ila of the forward wall rests I against the shoulder I3 formed by the rabbeting of said cover. I A metal strip l3a preferably of chrome finished material is placed on. the front and sides ofthe upper portion I4 of top H, the ends of strip Illa being bent to form tongues I la which bear against the back wall, as shown in Fig. 4.

The upper end 5a of back wall 5 is provided with openings I5 which are adapted to receive nails or the like (not shown), for attaching the device onto a supporting wall.

Forwardly inclined, vertical slots I6 are provided in the top cover I I forwardly from the rear edge I6a of said cover, said slots I6 adapted to receive the blade ends of knives (not shown) so that the blade ends of the knives rest between the forward wall I and rear wall 5, the handle end of said knives (not shown) extending outwardly from panel I I so that said knives can be removed from the device.

A decorative drawing of the class illustrated by the numeral I1 is preferably placed on forward wall I to make said device neat and attractive in appearance. The ends of the bottom flange 8 are extended to form a pair of tongues I8 which are bent inwardly against the lower, rear surface of wall 5 to afford additional supporting means for panel 6.

A vertical finger opening I9 is provided in cover II to afford means for removing cover II from Walls 5 and I to facilitate cleaning the device.

The flanges 8 and ID are preferably of chrome material and the addition of strip l3a of a similar finish defines a frame to contrast with the front of the case, and thus produces a two-tone effect.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, it is believed that a clear understanding of the construction, operation and advantages of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though we have herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of our invention that the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is:

1. A device for holding knives comprising a back wall bent forwardly at its lower end to form a bottom, an upstanding flange at the front and side edges of the bottom, a forward wall resting on said bottom, the side edges of said forward wall being curved inwardly to bear against the back wall, a horizontal cover supported on the upper edge of the front wall, and having slots 3 for receiving the lower bladed ends of knives, said bladed ends of knives being suspended in the case between the back wall and forward wall, the handle ends of said knives extending upwardly from said horizontal cover, a metal strip positioned along the outer edges of the cover, means carried by the back wall for attaching said back wall to a supporting wall, and forwardly and inwardly inclined flanges on the vertical edges of the back wall, said first and second named flanges and said metal strip forming a border behind which the front wall is framed.

2. A device for holding knives comprising a back wall having its lower edge bent horizontally forwardly to form a bottom, an upstanding flange at the edges of said bottom, a forward wall resting on said bottom behind said flange, the side edges of said forward wall being curved inwardly to bear against the back wall, the side edges of said back wall being bent forwardly and inwardly to form flanges which rest against the side edges of the forward wall, the upper edge of said rear wall extending upwardly from the upper edge of the forward wall, openings provided in the upper end of said back wall, said openings adapted to receive nails or the like for attaching said back 4 wall to a supporting wall, a horizontal cover whose edge is rabbeted to form a shoulder resting on the upper edge of the forward wall, a strip of metal positioned against the front and side edges of the upper portion of said cover, tongues at the ends of the strip bent behind the back wall to secure the strip in position, and slots provided in said cover which are adapted to receiv the bladed ends of knives, said bladed ends of the knives being suspended in the case between the back wall and the forward wall, the handle ends of said knives extending vertically upwardly from said cover.

ALFRED A. PERRY.

CLYDE E. BROWN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 338,402 Griswold Mar. 23, 1886 1,569,508 Lee Jan. 12, 1926 2,238,324 Hopkins Apr. 15; 1941 2,338,303 Rosenberg Jan. 4, 1944 

